BILBAO-BIZKAIA MARATHON (06/03/22 – 106)
The night marathon was “the marathon of Bilbao”. We ran it a few years ago, and despite some criticism, we liked the experience, with its start in San Mamés. Perhaps… Read more »
Tag: Marathon
CASTELLO MARATHON (27/02/22 – 105)
Parque Ribalta Returning to the marathon in Castelló was returning to the last “normal” race, without masks, which I ran before Covid-19, back in February 2020. Unable to run the… Read more »
RUNNING EXPERIENCES OFF THE BEATEN TRACK (OR WHEN FINISHING MARATHONS IS NOT ENOUGH)
For many runners completing a marathon is a remarkable achievement. However, for other runners, a marathon may become a routine activity. These runners eventually reach a turning point when they… Read more »
ALMAGRO MARATHON (16/01/22 – 104)
Start/finish area Almagro is a small size marathon, going for its 4th edition, organised perfectly by Miguel Ángel Muñoz Trapero. We already run Almagro in 2019, but at the end… Read more »
2021, THE YEAR OF RUNNING DANGEROUSLY
On these dates it is typical to look back on the year and do balance on what we have achieved in the last 365 days. In this post we will… Read more »
SHOE TECHNOLOGY ON THE TOP 100 MEN´S MARATHON PERFORMANCES FROM 2015 TO 2019
Photo by Calpower (Pixabay) In October 2019 Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge ran for the first time an unofficial sub-2h marathon in Vienna, as part of the Breaking2 Project. But everything started… Read more »
GERES EXTREME MARATHON (05/12/21 – 103)
After the incredible experience of 2019, the opportunity to compete again in Geres decided the balance against the other option that I had considered, Lanzarote, a race still in my… Read more »
THE ORIGINS OF THE MARATHON IN MEXICO
Juan Ruiz, Gustavo Ramírez & Juan Medrano, first three positions in the first marathon in Mexico on November 27, 1910 (El Tiempo Ilustrado, nº 49, December 4 1910) Athletic competitions… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XXXIII) – Beijing 2008: SAMUEL WANJIRU (1986-2011)
Wanjiru running to victory in Beijing 2008 Olympics “The speed of the falling water is constant. I think that is how a marathon race is supposed to be run on… Read more »
FATIGUE AND THE RAPOPORT ENERGY MODEL FOR THE MARATHON
Photo by Martin Sanchez (Unsplash) Long-duration exercise is associated with fatigue, but what is fatigue? Its definition depends on which fatigue model we use. Among them we find: Cardiovascular/anaerobic fatigue… Read more »